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Mt. Olympus Wants to Know What to add Next

Mike — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:18:55 +0000

Mt. Olympus Wanter and Theme Park has asked their Facebook fans what they should add to the park next. Of course you know our answer, but it looks like the majority of people would like to see the indoor water park expanded. Given their current building, they would probably need to construct either an addition or another building to add any new slides. Of course we would also like to see them take better care of their current roller coaster collection, especially to give Zeus some love.

Silverwood Aerial Photos

Mike — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:43:15 +0000

A member @ Theme Park Review has posted some aerial photos of Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho. I just found out they bought Deja Vu from Six Flags Great America… hope the maintenance issues can be taken care of.

Follow Shamu on Twitter

Mike — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:47:13 +0000

Shamu, SeaWorld’s beloved orca whale has taken to the blogosphere. Follow his updates on Twitter (apparently he met Uma Thurman the other day) and follow CoasterNews too!

Props to SeaWorld for an innovative marketing idea!

Silver Dollar City Opening Day Trip Report

Mike — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:33:58 +0000

A trip report from opening day at Silver Dollar City has been posted to Midwest Info Guide.

CNN Interviews Premier Rides

Mike — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:46:06 +0000

CNN Money has posted an article about Premier Rides, one of the few US-based thrill ride manufacturers. Check out the article here.

Kings Island 1972 Video

Mike — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:34:32 +0000

A cool video of Kings Island in 1972 has been posted to YouTube. Check it out below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2FyFdoT-ck

Win a Trip to Universal Orlando from Burger King

Mike — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:54:50 +0000

Burger King has started a new promotional instant win game with the top prize being a trip for 4 to Universal Orlando to ride on Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit. Enter the contest here.

Universal Studios Hollywood Display Fast & Furious Cars

Mike — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:28:53 +0000

Two of the cars from the upcoming Fast & Furious movie (let’s hope it gets back to what made the 1st movie good) are on display at Universal Studios Hollywood. Thanks to LiftHill.com for the news.

CoasterDynamix Pheonix Model Video

Mike — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:55:43 +0000

CoasterDynamix has posted a video of their latest roller coaster model called Pheonix. The model is extensible and includes a working lift, station, and even over the shoulder restraints. Video below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAlrZOuHZSY

More details can be found at the CoasterDynamix website.

I Got My Schlitterbahn Swag!

Mike — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:36:47 +0000

I got my free Schlitterbahn lunch bag for following the SchlitterBlog. You can follow their site too to for a chance to get free stuff. Check out the SchlitterBlog!